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Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by b6 on Saturday February 06, 2016 @07:08PM (#11050754)
> Your end goal might be laudable, but the path to reach it requires corrections

If you think it's a good goal, how would you would try to achieve it?

Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by rtpg on Saturday February 06, 2016 @07:22PM (#11050815)
Well... Things like affirmative action do help price in the advantages race have given people, at least for a while. A stronger safety net works too.

Obviously in combination with "magically getting rid of all racist/sexist thoughts".

Re:GitHub is undergoing a full-blown overhaul as execs and e... by b6 on Saturday February 06, 2016 @08:00PM (#11050949)
But doesn't affirmative action necessitate the exact behavior we want to eliminate, making decisions based on body attributes?